Talanta Hela in Limbo as Azziad and Others Lose Jobs

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Friday, June 9, 2023 –Sports Ministry has withdrawn establishment of Talanta Hela Council and Technical Committee in the sports and youth department.

Sports CS Ababu Namwamba made these changes on Friday June 9 through a Gazette Notice dated June 7.

The Sports Cs revoked the creation of the council that was set to be launched on Friday at the Statehouse, Nairobi.

Justice Laurence Mugambi sitting in Nairobi, on May 23, issued orders suspending its implementation pending the hearing and determination of a petition filed in court. He gave the ministry two weeks to respond to the petition documents.

“Pending the hearing and determination of this application interparties, an interim order be and is hereby issued suspending the special issue of the Kenya Gazette Notice 1649(Vol. CXXV No.32) dated February 10, 2023, publishing the establishment of the Talanta Hela Council and its Technical Committees and consequent appointments for 3 years effective from February 10, 2023,” Justice Mugambi ruled.

The petitioner, Charles Mugane, challenged the appointment of the Creative Technical Committee which he described as a politically formed clique meant to reward cronies while ignoring qualified individuals.

Those in the council included Media personality Carol Radull, Olympic Javelin Champion Julius Yego, Boniface Ambani, Neddy Kutsuru, Alfred Makotsi, Sammy Tiyoi, Daniel Nakeor, and Shariffa Ochieng.

On the other hand, the technical committee was comprised of; Azziad Nasenya, musicians Akothee, Wahu Kagwi, popular comedian Daniel ‘Churchill’ Ndambuki and eleven others